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A Compelling Concept Elicits: Tell Me More!
ByMartha Alderson August 4, 2014

A writer asks about what concept to bring forward in the Concept, Logline, Pitch Workshop this weekend (8/9/14)….

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Benefits of a Solid Concept and the Art of Pitching Your Story
ByMartha Alderson July 11, 2014

Summer means Writers Conferences and pitching your story. You find yourself sitting at lunch next to a literary agent….

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A Soul Shattering Tip How to Plot the End of Your Novel, Memoir, Screenplay
ByMartha Alderson June 10, 2014

October 17, 1989, at 5:04:15 p.m. (PDT), the epicenter of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit nearly smack in…

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How Do I Revise My Novel, Memoir, Screenplay? A Simple 30-Step Revision Process
ByMartha Alderson May 25, 2014

In every story’s life, there comes a time when an assessment of what you’re doing with all those…

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